#550038

Color #550038

A vivid, highly saturated very dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 35.25 Nearest Tailwind class pink-950 #510424 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#550038

RGB

rgb(85, 0, 56)

HSL

hsl(320.5, 100%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.5, 100%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 34.1%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(16.59, 39.88, -9.93)

LCH

lch(16.59, 41.1, 346.02)

OKLCH

oklch(29.8%, 0.1252, 347.92)

HWB

hwb(320.5, 0%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00551d

Analogous

#480055

#550038

#55000d

Triadic

#550038

#385500

#003855

Split-complementary

#550038

#0d5500

#005548

Tetradic

#550038

#551d00

#00551d

#003855

Square

#550038

#554800

#00551d

#000d55

Shades

Color #550038 mixed toward black.

#47002f

#390025

#2b001c

#1c0013

#0e0009

Tints

Color #550038 mixed toward white.

#9c0067

#e30095

#ff2bb6

#ff71cf

#ffb8e7

Tones

Color #550038 mixed toward gray.

#4e0736

#470e34

#401531

#391c2f

#32232d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.44:1

White text reads better on this background (14.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404030 · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#43472e · ΔE 40.1

Tritanopia

#532928 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#292929 · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #550038;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#550038]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#550038 (#550038) is rgb(85, 0, 56) in RGB.

No, #550038 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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